Archive | Technology
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Column: Does Facebook make us lonely?
I find myself living in a world of constant communication, but because this communication, especially on Facebook, is so instant and short, sometimes it feels more superficial and less meaningful.
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Column: Phones as currency
Over the past five to 10 years, the importance of mobile phones in our society has increased to an astonishing and rather eerie degree. Based on a recent survey, it seems that the pace will only grow faster as we enter the near future.
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New iPhone app designed to induce dreams
Sweet dreams may no longer be wishful thinking with the iPhone app “Sigmund,” which influences users’ dreams by repeating certain words throughout the night. Sigmund is currently the number-one paid Lifestyle App in the United States and has a four-plus rating, according to iTunes.
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Informatics study looks at why tweets go viral
After studying 120 million re-tweets in a year’s time, a team from the Indiana U. School of Informatics and Computing found that whether a tweet goes viral doesn’t necessarily depend on its message or the user who posted it.
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Column: Grocery shopping with smart phones will flop if in US
Toronto opened the first virtual grocery store in North America earlier this month, according to The Epoch Times. But this isn’t a new technology that should be welcomed by consumers, and ultimately, it’ll flop.
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Column: Internet privacy laws lacking in US
It tracks every move. Each click, browse and purchase. The only trace of evidence left behind is a cookie, and not the kind your grandmother bakes. The Internet allows users to connect across continents, network with old friends and access information in seconds.
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Mars lava flow image inflames space lovers
An image taken by the U. Arizona’s HiRISE camera has gone viral. The image, which resembles an elephant’s head, was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment and has appeared on news sites like Discovery News, MSN.com, and Yahoo! News.
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Apple and publishers facing Department of Justice lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department served Apple Inc. and five leading publishers with an antitrust lawsuit, charging that the publishing companies worked with Apple to artificially raise e-book prices.
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Column: Doing no evil
This past winter, hundreds of thousands of people banded together to strike down the Stop Online Piracy Act before it became law.